Data sharing between local health and state health departments: Developing and describing a typology of data gaps

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 357-365

  Vest, Joshua R ^a   Issel, L Michele ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer communication networks; Information systems; Organization and administration; Public health informatics; Public health practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; PROCEDURES;

DATA COLLECTION; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880106228     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31826d8045     Document Type: Article

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